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6th Grade Social Studies Pre-Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Egyptian writing system?

a)

Cursive

b)

Hieroglyphics

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Linear B

2.

The capital of the Kushite Kingdom was

a)

Babylon

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Thebes

d)

Meroe

3.

Written records first appear during which dynasty?

a)

Shang

b)

Zhou

c)

Han

d)

Xia

4.

China grew to its greatest size during which dynasty?

a)

Han

b)

Tang

c)

Yuan

d)

Qing

5.

The silk road was started during which dynasty?

a)

Han

b)

Song

c)

Yuan

d)

Liang

6.

Which Greek philosopher founded the Academy?

a)

Socrates

b)

Aristotle

c)

Homer

d)

Plato

7.

Which philosopher was the first to propose the theory that all matter is made up of atoms?

a)

Thales

b)

Parmenides

c)

Democritus

d)

Anaximander

8.

Mayan cities were the center for what?

a)

Recreation

b)

Living

c)

Rituals and Religion

d)

Shopping

9.

Tenochtitlan lies beneath which modern day city?

a)

San Antonio

b)

Mexico City

c)

Cancun

d)

Las Vegas

10.

Taught that the essence of the universe could be found in music and numbers.

a)

Xenophanes

b)

Pythagoras

c)

Heraclitus

d)

Plato

11.

Athens is located in which region>

a)

Attica

b)

Epirus

c)

Thessaly

d)

Peloponnesus

12.

The Code of Hammurabi treated all citizens the same

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Around 2340 B.C., ________ created the world's first empire.

a)

Hammurabi

b)

Nabopolassar

c)

Sargon

d)

Nebuchadnezzar

14.

Shihuangdi, the founder of the _______ dynasty, was the first emperor of China.

a)

Xia

b)

Han

c)

Qin

d)

Song

15.

Which famous Greek philosopher tutored Alexander the Great?

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Aristotle

d)

Anaximander

16.

Which philosopher taught that the way to get the truth is through a series of questions?

a)

Heraclitus

b)

Socrates

c)

Plato

d)

Thales

17.

In Rome, a persons ________ duties included voting, paying taxes, and serving on juries

a)

Constitutional

b)

Civic

c)

Catholic

d)

Religion

18.

The ancient Mayans lived in what modern day part of the world?

a)

Central America and Mexico

b)

Southwest United States

c)

South America

d)

Caribbean

19.

What are four great inventions from Ancient China?

a)

compass, kite, silk, fireworks

b)

canals, irrigation, kites, silk

c)

wheel, plow, gun powder, shaduf

d)

gun powder, compass, silk, shauf

20.

Who was the first Emperor to become Christian?

a)

Constantine

b)

Julius Caeser

c)

Augustus

d)

Justinian

21.

This man was a leader in South Africa in the fight against apartheid:

a)

Nelson Mandala

b)

Huey Newton

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Nkawme Nkrumah

22.

What was a political institution in South Africa that existed until 1994?

a)

The Civil Rights Movement

b)

The United Nations

c)

Apartheid

23.

Which religion call Israel the " Holy Land"?

a)

Judaism

b)

Islam

c)

Christianity

d)

All of the Above

24.

As a result of the Holocaust, the United Nations created _________, a Jewish nation in 1948.

a)

Russia

b)

Israel

c)

Germany

d)

Poland

25.

The sporting and social center of Constantinople was called the

a)

Acropolis

b)

Forum

c)

Circus Maximus

d)

Hippodrome

26.

What three empires in western Africa flourished because of the Trans-Saharan trade of gold and salt?

a)

Mali, Axum, Zimbabwe

b)

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

c)

Axum, Ethiopia, Ghana

d)

Timbuktu, Ethiopia, Mali

27.

The builders of ________ built huge stone walls around their city which name literally means "great stone houses".

a)

Nigeria

b)

Zimbabwe

c)

Africa

d)

Sudan

28.

Nigeria's government is a ___________ democracy.

a)

autocratic

b)

authoritarian

c)

representative

d)

liberal

29.

Syria's government is?

a)

Jewish

b)

Communist

c)

Democratic

d)

Socialist

30.

This was another name for the Agricultural Revolution, the age of the beginnings of farming?

a)

Industrial Revolution

b)

New Stone Age

c)

Neolithic Revolution

d)

Paleolithic Revolution

31.

Which of the following developed after the Paleolithic Age?

a)

Language

b)

Tools

c)

Art

d)

Farming

32.

People who move from place to place and have no permanent home are called

a)

Artisans

b)

Nomads

c)

Yurts

d)

Laded

33.

The "Paleolithic Era" is also known as the

a)

Old Stone Age

b)

New Stone Age

c)

Dark Age

d)

Light Age

34.

On which continent have the oldest hominid remains been found?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Antartica

d)

Australia

35.

Which continents produced the first civilizations, first towns and first new ideas?

a)

Europe and Antartica

b)

Africa and Asia

c)

Europe and Asia

d)

South America and North America

36.

What person studies material remains, or artifacts, of past civilizations?

a)

Nomads

b)

Archeologist

c)

Paleontologist

d)

Geographer

37.

Which of the following was a major climatic event of the Stone Age?

a)

Global Warning

b)

Neolithic Revolution

c)

Ice Ages

d)

Paleolithic Ages

38.

To learn about life in prehistoric times, scientists

a)

Objects such as bones and tools

b)

Oral traditions of ancient civilizations

c)

Early writings found on clothing and tools

d)

Powerful computers to translate ancient writings

39.

People of the Old Stone Age survived by training dogs to help them hunt

a)

Training cats

b)

Gathering seeds to plant crops

c)

Hunting animals and gathering wild plant

d)

Building stone houses

40.

Syria population is about 90%

a)

Arab

b)

Italian

c)

American

d)

Chamorro